A series of penalties piggybacked the Vikings into the Leigh
'20' were Andrew Emelio controlled a long pass from scrum-half
Gary Hulse with his foot before touching down.

Crook's conversion mirrored Turley's at the other end.

At last Widnes broke the pattern of tit-for-tat scoring when
substitutes Sala Fa'alogo and Matt Whitaker combined with the
latter crossing for another sixpointer to send the Vikings in with a
22-12 half-time lead.

The second half started scrappily but the tension was broken when
Hulse scampered over from 15 metres after picking u p aloose pass from
prop Julian O' NeillLeigh hit back when Craig Stapleton barged over
but the Vikings were soon back in business with a second try for Emelio
to make it 34-18.

Two tries in quick succession from the Centurions put the game back
in the melting pot at 34-28 with eight minutes remaining.

Crook's drop-goal settled the Vikings nerves and the outcome
of the match.